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Medical Terminology
Ch. 9 - Blood, Lymph & Immune System/ Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anemia | not enough RBC |
| bacteremia | bacteria in the blood |
| septicemia | bacteria and toxin in the blood |
| hematoma | localized accumulation of blood which gives you bruise |
| hemolysis | destruction of RBC |
| hemostasis | stopping of blood loss |
| lymphosarcoma | maglinant disease/ cancer of the lymphatic tissue |
| hemoglobinopathy | disease caused by the presence of abnormal of hemoglobin in RBC |
| lymphadenopathy | any disease of the Lymph Nodes |
| edema | accumulation of fluids in the intercellular spaces (between cells) |
| ascites | accumulation of fluids in the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity |
| thrombocytopenia | decrease number of platelets |
| leukocytopenia | decrease number of WBC |
| Auto Immune Disease | the body's immune system attacks its own cells |
| Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | - caused by an HIV virus that transmitted by body fluids in direct contact from one human body to another - the immune system is very weak and has no resistance to infections |
| leukemia | abnormal increase in the number of WBC |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | blood test to count all types of bloods: WBC, RBC and platelets |
| Differential Leukocytic Count (DLC) | blood test to measure the percentage of each WBC's type: neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils, monocytes and lymphocytes |
| Hemoglobin percentage (Hgb, Hb) | blood test to measure the percentage of hemoglobin in the blood |
| Hematocrit (Hct) | blood test to measure the percentage of RBC in the whole blood |
| Eryrthrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) | blood test to measure the rate at which RBC settle down in a fine tube |
| blood culture | test to check for the presence of bacteria in a blood sample |
| lymphadenography | imaging of the Lymph Nodes |
| lymphangiography | imaging of the Lymph Vessels |
| Bone Marrow biopsy | examining a sample of the Bone Marrow taken from the sternum or the back of hip bone |
| lymphangiectomy | surgical removal of Lymph Vessels |
| blood transfusion | transplanting blood from a donor to a recipient |
| Bone Marrow Graft (Transplant) | transplanting Bone Marrow tissue from a donor to a recipient |
| hemotology | study of the blood disease |
| hemotologist | specialist in blood disease |
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